and her daddy’s fired ranch hand—
his shearing knife,
her jeans torn open.

She lays on her back, on the roots
pigs assume are free.

Jerrod Schwarz is the co-founder of Driftwood Press. His work has appeared in The Fem, Inklette, and others. Jerrod lives in Florida and has been known to start turf wars with alligators who would deny him a refreshing lake swim.